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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also studies 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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