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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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