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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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