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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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