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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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