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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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