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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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