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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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