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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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