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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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