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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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