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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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