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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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