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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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