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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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