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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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