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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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