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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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