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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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