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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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