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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education make it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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