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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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