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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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