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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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