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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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