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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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