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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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