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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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