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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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