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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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