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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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