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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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