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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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