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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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