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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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