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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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