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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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