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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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