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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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