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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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