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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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