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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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