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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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