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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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