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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative 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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