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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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