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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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