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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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