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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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