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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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