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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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