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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants need to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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