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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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