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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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