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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mayotte to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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