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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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