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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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