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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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