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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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