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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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