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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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