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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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