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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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