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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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