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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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