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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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