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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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