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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to understand these open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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