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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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