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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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