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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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