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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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