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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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