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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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