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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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