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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better perceive these open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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