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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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