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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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