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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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