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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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