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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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