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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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