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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the 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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