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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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