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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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