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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology are empowering students all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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