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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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