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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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