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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify 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 massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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