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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology enable learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses 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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