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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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