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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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