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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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