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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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