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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand these open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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