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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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