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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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