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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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