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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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