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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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