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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology enable students all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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