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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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