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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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