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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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