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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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