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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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