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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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