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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies 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 teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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