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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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