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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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