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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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