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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners 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 numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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