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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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