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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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