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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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