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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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