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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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