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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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