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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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