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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand these open education endeavours. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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