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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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