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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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