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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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