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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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