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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in digital education technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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