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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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