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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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