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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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