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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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