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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details 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 major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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