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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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