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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. People want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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