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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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