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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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