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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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