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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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