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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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