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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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