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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning have empowered humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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