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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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