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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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