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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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