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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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