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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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