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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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