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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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