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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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