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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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