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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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