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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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