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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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