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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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