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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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