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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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