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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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