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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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