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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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