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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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