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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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