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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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