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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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