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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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