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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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