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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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