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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning have enabled learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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