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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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