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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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