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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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