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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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