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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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