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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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