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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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