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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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