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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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