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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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