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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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