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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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