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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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