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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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