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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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