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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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