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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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