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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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