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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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