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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education enable learners all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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