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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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