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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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