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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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