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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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