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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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