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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring 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 articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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