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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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