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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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