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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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