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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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