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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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