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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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