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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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