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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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