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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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