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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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