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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines 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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