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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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