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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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