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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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