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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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