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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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