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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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