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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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