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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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