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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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