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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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