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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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