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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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