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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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