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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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