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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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