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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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