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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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