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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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