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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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