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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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