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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better perceive these open education ventures. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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