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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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