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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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