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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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