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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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