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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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