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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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