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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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