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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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