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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology enable students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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