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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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