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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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