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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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