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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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