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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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