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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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