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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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