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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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