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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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