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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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