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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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