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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. People want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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