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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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