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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education have empowered humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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