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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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