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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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