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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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