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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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