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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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