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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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