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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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