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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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