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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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