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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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