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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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