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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology enable students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better grasp these open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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