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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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