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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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