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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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