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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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