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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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