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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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