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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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