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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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