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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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