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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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