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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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