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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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