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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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