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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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