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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high 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. Scientists and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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