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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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