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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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