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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning have empowered humans all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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