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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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