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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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