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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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