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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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