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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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