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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational ventures. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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