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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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