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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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