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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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