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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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