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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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