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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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