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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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