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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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