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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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