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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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