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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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