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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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