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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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