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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. People want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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