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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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