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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes 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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