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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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