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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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