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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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