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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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