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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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