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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning are empowering humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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