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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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