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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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