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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes 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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