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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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