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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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