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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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