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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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