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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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