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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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