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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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