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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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