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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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