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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are considering today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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