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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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