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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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