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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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