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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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