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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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