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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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