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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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