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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the 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 deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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