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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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