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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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