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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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