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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have empowered students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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