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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the 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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