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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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