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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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