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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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