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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better understand these open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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