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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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