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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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