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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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