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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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