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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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