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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers 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 massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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