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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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