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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the major 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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