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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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