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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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