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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education enable students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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