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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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