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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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