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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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