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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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