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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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