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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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