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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors 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 teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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