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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure 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 MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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