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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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