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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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