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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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