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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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