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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling learners all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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