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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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