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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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