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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning have enabled students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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