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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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