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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies 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 problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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