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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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