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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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