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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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