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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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