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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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