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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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