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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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