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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. 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 massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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