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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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