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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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