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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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