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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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