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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning enable students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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