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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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