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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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