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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee 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 teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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