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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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