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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand these open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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