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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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