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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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