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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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