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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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