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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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