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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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