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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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