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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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