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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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