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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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