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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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