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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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