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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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