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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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