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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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