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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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