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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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