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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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