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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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