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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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