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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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