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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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