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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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