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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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