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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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