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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low 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 electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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