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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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