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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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