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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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