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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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