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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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