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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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