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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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