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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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