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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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