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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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