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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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