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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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