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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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