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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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