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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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