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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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