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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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