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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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