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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. People want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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