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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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