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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to understand these new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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