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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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