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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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