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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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