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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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