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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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