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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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