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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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