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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in digital education technology have enabled students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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