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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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