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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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