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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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