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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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