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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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