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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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