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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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