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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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