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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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