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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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