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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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