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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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