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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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