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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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