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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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