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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have empowered humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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