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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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