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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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