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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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