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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology enable students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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