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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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