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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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