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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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