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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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