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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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