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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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