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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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