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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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