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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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