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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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