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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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