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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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