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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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