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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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