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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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