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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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