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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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