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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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