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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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