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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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