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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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