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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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