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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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