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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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