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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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