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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education have enabled learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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