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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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