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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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