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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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