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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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