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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. People want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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