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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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