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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education make it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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