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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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