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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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