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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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