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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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