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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners 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 topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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