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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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