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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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