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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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