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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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