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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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