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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand these open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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