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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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