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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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