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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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