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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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