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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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