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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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