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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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