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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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