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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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