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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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