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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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