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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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